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Catching Colds

A fellow at church said Sunday that he had a cold and didn't want to get too close to us. However, I guess he did get too close because I got a raspy throat yesterday and didn't feel very well today. Now my husband says he is feeling kind of bad too.

So I went to the store and got some ZICAM tablets. They are supposed to nip a cold in the bud. They are quick dissolve and supposed to taste good and they do at first. But then by the time you get to the end of them, they taste just awful. And you are not supposed to drink anything (which is exactly what you want to do) for 15 minutes. If you still have symptoms of a cold, you can take one every three hours until you feel better or 3 times, I guess.

Anyway, I sure hope we feel better because I don't know that I want to take another one of those. You can't chew or swallow them whole either. You just have to let them "quick" dissolve in your mouth. I don't know what their idea of "quick" is but it is different from my idea of it. I think it took all of 10 minutes to dissolve completely.

Wall Street Crashes

During the day today, Wall Street crashed down over 800 points, the biggest ever yet. I believe by the end of the day, it was down 300 points. People are seeing their 401k's evaporate before their eyes. Everyone I talk to says their 401k's are looking pretty sick. We have yet to see the results of the big 700 billion dollar bailout and I heard it will take several days to tell what effect it has on anything. Now we are hearing about businesses further down the line that are going bankrupt or near it. Who is next? What is next? They haven't seen anything like this since 1929. The Dow is down over 1000 in a short time. No one seems to know where it is heading. It is anyone's guess. Those who have their homes paid for and credit cards paid up and no car payment have got to be in the best shape. And yet, people who never thought they would be laid off or lose their job are having just that happen to them. It is a scary and sad situation for many people. And with grocery and gas prices rising so much, those on limited incomes are hurting even more. Food banks and free kitchens are giving away more food and serving more meals in towns you would never expect. There was one on the news tonight just 20 miles from us that has a run on their stockpile of canned goods and foods for the needy.

O.J. Simpson Convicted

At last, as some would say, O.J. Simpson is going to get his just rewards. Not for murdering his wife and Ron Goldman but for armed robbery and kidnapping. The jury said they didn't need witnesses to convict O.J. but they could more on the video and other documented evidence. They felt they just couldn't rely on the witnesses testimonies. Simpson, who is 61 years old, will be sentenced in December and kept in jail until then. They had better keep him in jail or he will disappear faster than any magician's act. I cannot feel one bit sorry for him. I think it is about time some justice caught up with him. They had better not put him in with the general population of the state prison. Who knows what could happen? I wouldn't want to be in his shoes, would you?

Poker for Fun

Every day my husband and I play a poker game on the internet. It is a free game and consists of 6 hands of 5 card poker. It is fun to see who beats the other at the game, although it we know it is all a game of chance. My husband is on a winning streak right now and we just started a new game yesterday. He is behind for a change and maybe I will win this week.

I won two or three games in a row and then he won two games in a row. It is really exciting when you get more than just a pair or three of a kind. A straight or flush is better, however, it is exciting to get double jokers and get l,000 or a while back I got a Royal Flush for 5,000. That seems to only happen once in 3 or 4 years. You can get a 2,000 hand once in a blue moon and that is exciting. But every day is different and every game is different so it never gets boring and we look forward to a little free fun.

We don't frequent Casinos as we don't gamble for money but we have a good time playing 5 hands of free Poker online.

Food Worth Traveling For

We love the Pizza Ranch. It always has the most fresh salad bar and the best broasted chicken. Tonight they had a little problem with their mashed potatoes. They were quite late getting them out but the broasted potatoes were done. I love them with lots of real butter. We usually go on Tuesday nights but on Thursday night they have my favorite spiral macaroni salad. I don't know how it is made but I love it. They had BBQ chicken pizza tonight and if you know me, I am always willing to try something new. It was really good. The BBQ sauce was just right. Their regular BBQ chicken isn't to my liking but this was really good. I will have some again when they have it. We always get an apple cactus bread dessert too and it was so very good. We will be back next week. You can bet on that. And we had a $5 birthday coupon for my husband's birthday so we couldn't beat that.

Beautiful Hair

I went to get my hair cut and permed this morning. They do a beautiful job of fixing your hair just the way you want it. They have been doing a little remodeling in the beauty shop and have gotten in some new chairs. New dryers will be next I am sure and they have been redoing the floor too. It is great to have a dependable salon operator that knows your hair and how long it takes to curl. You can get it too loose or too curly, but she always gets it just the way I want it. That is worth alot.